Operations & Maintenance

Lufthansa, which this year had planned to launch the world’s first scheduled commercial passenger flights partially powered by biofuel, said it will delay its six-month trial owing to a delay in certification for the new fuel. The trial with an IAE V2500-powered Airbus A321 was supposed to begin in April (ATW Daily News, Nov. 30, 2010).

Lufthansa, which this year had planned to launch the world’s first scheduled commercial passenger flights partially powered by biofuel, said it will delay its six-month trial owing to a delay in certification for the new fuel. The trial with an IAE V2500-powered Airbus A321 was supposed to begin in April (ATW Daily News, Nov. 30, 2010).
AFI KLM E&M signed a five-year APU overhaul and repair contract with Gazpromavia Aviation covering its three Boeing 737NGs. The work will be ...

Settling into his new role as the head of IATA, director general and CEO Alexandre de Juniac has made clear his frustration with government policies that fail to recognize the value of aviation....More

The world’s airlines will continue their streak of collective profitability in 2017, but anticipated higher costs, coupled with a sluggish global economy that lead IATA forecasters to believe next year’s industry net profit will be almost $6 billion lower than 2016’s expected profit....More